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Sarah Palin – The Alaska Governor and VP Candidate's Life in a List
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Tags: Sarah Palin, Vice President, McCain, Governor, Alaska, Life, Career
Here is a concise list that highlights Sarah Palin’s life and career.
| | Born February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho |
| | Middle Name: Louise Heath |
| | Moved to Alaska as an infant |
| | As a child hunted Moose with her father and family ran 5k and 10k races |
| | A point guard and captain of her H.S. basketball team |
| | High school nickname “Sarah Baracuda” because of her intense play |
| | Holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Idaho |
| | Won the Miss Wasilla beauty contest, then finished second in the Miss Alaska pageant in 1984 |
| | Married Todd Palin, her boyfriend since high school, on August 29, 1988 |
| | Sarah and Todd have 5 children together |
| | Worked briefly as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations and commercial fisherwoman with her husband |
| | Served two terms on the Wasilla, Alaska, City Council from 1992 to 1996 on a “cut taxes” platform |
| | Elected and re-elected mayor of Wasilla for two three-year terms in 1996 and 1999, was also elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors |
| | Ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2002 |
| | Gained attention for publicizing ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders |
| | Governor of Alaska, elected in 2006 after running on a “clean government” platform |
| | First woman governor of Alaska and youngest Alaskan governor ever |
| | Strongly promoted oil resource development in Alaska, but also helped pass a tax increase on oil company profits |
| | Announced plans to create a new sub-cabinet group of advisors, to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions within Alaska |
| | Successfully shelved pork-barrel projects like the Alaskan “Bridge to Nowhere” |
| | Dismissed Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan, which had some “abuse of power” controversy surrounding it |
| | Strongly pro-life and opposes same-sex marriage, but she has stated that she has gay friends and is receptive to gay and lesbian concerns about discrimination |
| | Now the Republican vice presidential nominee |
| | First female vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party |
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